Recent content by wooo

there is not a single dermatologist posting in this thread. I love the way med students and pre-meds assume to know everything about certain spoecialties

grand rounds are not for your knowledge. You go to grand rounds so the PD can see you are actively interested, so the residents get to know you, and to get opportunities for research/publications. You would not believe the opportunities that will arise for you to help out on a project for a...

The most important thing any of you can do is to go to derm grand rounds any chance you get. (Christmas break is a great time.) Prior to going, set up a meeting with a junior derm faculty member and tell them your class rank/board score and how much you desire to get in derm and ask "what are my...

the best program is the one that picks you

508 and counting... how about we summarize it by this. Numbers, numbers, numbers, blah, blah, blah,... derm is very hard to get. work your butt off, do your best, and hope for good luck on match day. that's about all you can do.

Can you believe it! I am soooooooo stoked!

I'm in the 10th grade. I will go to a top 5 college and do very well. I will make 35+ on the MCAT and land a top medical school. I figure to make 270+ on step 1 and a few points higher on step two. I plan to apply to the top 50 derm programs and figure to get 30+ interviews. Which program is the...

35-40 hour work weeks...even during residency would get really old. ...and bow ties too!

extremely do-able...that is exactly why it is so competitive.

i've heard that you can do as much peds derm as you like with a derm residency. No need to get a fellowship unless you are really wanting the extra certification or you want to do academic medicine.

if you like both equally, then go with the mentor that will be more helpful in landing a spot. Go with the indian that has more feathers.

always stick your finger in the mouth to prevent the patient from swallowing their tongue. thats a no brainer....duh

cardiology fellowship is following 3 years of internal medicine residency and selection for the fellowship is usually based on performance in residency and research DURING residency. That being said, you should get cardiology exposure to see if it interests you, but I would spend the research...

"Maybe she has hirsutism" do you know what this is? I don't think it rrelates to thinning hair.

I applied this year and was one of the fortunate ones. good luck starting intern year and moving.